steel industry- over 400 steel companies.
But only produced 200,000 tons of steel
In 1900 – fewer than 80 steel companies
But they produce 10million tons of steel
Railroad industry – customers of steel coal and timber industry
Government realized that railroad was so important
So they gave it a lot of land.
Coal Industry – Saudi Arabia of coal
More here than anyone in the world.

The Working People of The Gilded Age.
Category A workers –
white collar people.
Had higher status
Doctors
Lawyers
Ministers
Journalists
Needed higher education. **category A&B =Middle Class
Category B workers –
Skilled workers
Worked with hands
Did not dress nicely to work
Got paid very well due to their skills
Sometimes more than category A’s
Carpenters
Plumbers
Category C workers-
Not very skilled
Got very dirty
Dangerous jobs
Taken for granted
Coal miners
All miners
Category c workers were in the new immigrants class
1880 – cutoff point for immigrants.
Before 1880 immigrants came from the western European areas.
These were OLD immigrants
These people were WASPs (white Anglo-Saxon protestants)
Although there were some Catholics as well.
These people founded the country.
After 1880 the New Immigrants came over from the “bad Part” of...